London, Baloch Human Rights Council (UK) expressed extreme concern on the continuing human rights violations being perpetrated by the Pakistani state security agencies in Balochistan. In a letter, dated 30/12/2018, sent to the UN Secretary-General, it drew the attention of international community towards the plight of the family members whose beloved have been abducted by security agencies or their proxy organization and their fate is still unknown.
The letter to the Secretary-General of the United Nation, written by BHRC (UK), urged him to take cognizance of the grave situation prevailing in Balochistan for the last many decades.
The letter urged the UN chief to exert pressure on Pakistani authorities to end the brutal treatment of the Baloch social, political and literary figures and to abandon its inhuman “kill and dump” policy in Balochistan.
Please read the letter below;
His Excellency António
Guterres
Secretary-General
United Nation
United Nations Plaza,
New York, NY 10017
Dated: 30/12/2018
Subject: Continued human rights violation in Balochistan
Dear Sir,
Baloch Human Rights Council (UK) would
like to draw your kind attention on the human rights violations being committed
by the Pakistani security agencies in Balochistan.
Dear Secretary-General,
Over the past many years, the people of
Balochistan have witnessed immense and brutal measures from the State of Pakistan
in response to the legitimate demands of the Baloch people for fundamental
human rights of civil liberty, justice, and
right to self-determination. The Pakistani state has responded with the brutal measures
from its military, intelligence agencies and paramilitary forces. Thousands of
innocent men, women, and children have
been mercilessly killed, hundreds of thousands have been displaced and
thousands are missing and their whereabouts are still unknown. We genuinely believe that the lives of thousands
of missing persons are in grave danger.
In addition, the Pakistani military
establishment has created numerous religious terrorist organizations as proxy
“Death Squads” comprising of drug peddlers, dacoits, and convicted criminals. These are given the task of physically
eliminating Baloch intellectuals, political and human rights activists. For the
last many years, a large number of prominent Baloch social, intellectual and
political figures have been targeted. The role of the security establishment and its proxy organizations in the
killings and abduction of the Baloch activists have
been highlighted in detailed reports from international
organizations, some of them are affiliated with the United Nations. It should
be noted that access has been denied to foreign observers, journalists, and
humanitarian organizations to enter the conflict zones in Balochistan since
2002.
Dear Sir,
We expect that UN will take cognizance
of this aspect of human right violation in Balochistan. It is high time that the
UN must ensure the physical safety and security of those who are missing for years.
Dear Mr. Secretary General,
The acts of human rights abuses in
Balochistan implicate serious violations of Pakistan’s obligations under the
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the Convention on the
Rights of the Child, The International Convention for the Protection of All
Persons from Enforced Disappearance (ICCPED) and other applicable norms of
international human rights laws.
We once again request you to take the
cognizance of the grave situation in Balochistan and pressurize the Pakistani
state for an immediate end to genocide acts being committed on the Baloch people.
We hope that your personal intervention will give the much-needed relief to a people long been subjected to inhuman atrocities.
Yours Sincerely,
Secretary General
Baloch Human Rights Council (UK)
info_bhrc@yahoo.co.uk
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